Welding cable is a single-conductor, fine-stranded copper cable with a flexible jacket, rated 600 volts. It is bought on 250 and 500 foot spools and cut into leads, which means most shops hold several partial spools.
Fabrication, maintenance and plant welding shops in the Piedmont and western counties are the usual source.
| Specification | What we accept |
|---|---|
| Sizes | #6, #4, #2, #1, 1/0, 2/0, 3/0 and 4/0 |
| Construction | Fine-stranded copper, EPDM or neoprene jacket, 600V |
| Colors | Black and red most common, other colors accepted |
| Format | Full spools, partial spools, coils and cut leads on the spool |
| Condition | Intact jacket, no exposed conductor, no oil saturation |
How welding cable is identified
- Size printed on the jacket, and the strand count if visible
- Overall jacket condition along its length
- Feet remaining on the spool
- Black or red, which matters for polarity conventions
- Whether the cable was stored in oil or outdoors
Jacket condition is the whole question
Copper inside a welding lead is almost always good. What fails is the jacket, from dragging, heat and oil. That is why we ask for photos along the length rather than just the end.
Wire and cable only
We do not buy transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, MCCs, generators, bus plugs, chillers, machinery or unrelated scrap. Mixed loads are fine as long as we are quoting the wire portion.
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Not sure what you have?
Read the print legend off the jacket and call +1 (614) 715-3047. For this material the tag, the insulation type and the footage are what we need.
Quote your welding cable
Send the reel tag, the jacket legend and the footage. Photographs of the tag and the reel end are usually enough to give you a number.
- Statewide North Carolina pickup
- Full and partial reels
- No obligation to sell
Call +1 (614) 715-3047 or email saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Wire quote request
Tell us what you have and where it is. Photos of the reel tag and jacket legend help us respond faster.